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    On-Street Residential Chargepoint Scheme (ORCS)

    OZEV’s grant to councils across the UK for on-street residential chargepoints.

    Funding
    £64.9m for completed projects
    £12.8m for 30 still being completed
    Status
    Closed
    Closed to new applications in March 2024; projects still being completed have extensions, agreed case by case
    Where
    UK-wide
    Department for Transport
    Tenders
    24
    Awards
    18
    9 concessions
    Value awarded
    £3.1m
    from 9 awards. How we count values

    About this programme

    What it funds
    On-street residential chargepoints, bought and installed by local authorities
    Who can get it
    Local authorities across the UK
    How it is given
    A grant for each council project: £64.9m for 330 completed projects, and £12.8m for 30 still being completed
    Where it stands
    Closed to new applications in March 2024; projects still being completed have extensions, agreed case by case
    Northern Ireland
    Nine of Northern Ireland’s 11 councils take part together, led by Derry City and Strabane, with match funding from the Department for Infrastructure
    Run by
    The Office for Zero Emission Vehicles (OZEV), part of the Department for Transport and the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

    Source: ORCS statistics (EVCI5001) · ORCS guidance for local authorities

    Where the money stands

    Show the data table2 rows
    ORCS grant by stage
    StageFunding
    Completed projects£64.9m
    Still being completed£12.8m
    Completed projects
    £64.9m · 330 projects · 19,001 charging devices
    Still being completed
    £12.8m · 30 projects · 1,825 charging devices

    OZEV's ORCS grant statistics, as at 1 July 2026. Source: GOV.UK

    Councils

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    Show the councils 181
    1. London Borough of Barnet£8.5m
    2. Coventry City Council£7m
    3. London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham£4.6m
    4. West Sussex County Council£4.2m
    5. London Borough of Westminster£2m
    6. London Borough of Camden£1.5m
    7. Derry City & Strabane District Council£1.3m
    8. Portsmouth City Council£1.2m
    9. London borough of Waltham Forest£1.2m
    10. Oxfordshire County Council£1.1m
    11. London Borough of Merton£1m
    12. Brighton and Hove Council£951k
    13. Lambeth Council£910k
    14. Watford Borough Council£882k
    15. Milton Keynes Council£839k
    16. Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council£799k
    17. London Borough of Wandsworth£795k
    18. East Lothian Council£782k
    19. London Borough of Brent£756k
    20. Shropshire Council£744k
    21. Dumfries & Galloway Council£735k
    22. Liverpool City Council£730k
    23. Teeside Valley Combined Authority£720k
    24. Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea£708k
    25. Telford & Wrekin Council£683k
    26. Central Bedfordshire Council£657k
    27. London Borough of Richmond upon Thames£654k
    28. London Borough of Harrow£651k
    29. London Borough of Bexley£624k
    30. Newport City Council£601k
    31. London Borough of Redbridge£558k
    32. Buckinghamshire County Council£550k
    33. Cambridge City Council£514k
    34. London Borough of Barking and Dagenham£485k
    35. Surrey County Council£482k
    36. Durham County Council£442k
    37. Dacorum Borough Council£401k
    38. Gloucestershire County Council£397k
    39. Leeds City Council£392k
    40. Bradford Council£389k
    41. Dundee City Council£380k
    42. Northumberland Council£379k
    43. London Borough of Islington£363k
    44. London Borough of Tower Hamlets£355k
    45. London Borough of Havering£346k
    46. London Borough of Southwark£346k
    47. Royal Borough of Kingston Upon Thames£344k
    48. West Lancashire Borough Council£336k
    49. Dudley Council£317k
    50. Babergh and Mid Suffolk District Council£316k
    51. Warwickshire County Council£307k
    52. Sandwell Council£300k
    53. London Borough of Lewisham£299k
    54. South Ribble Borough Council£297k
    55. Plymouth City Council£286k
    56. Bristol City Council£284k
    57. Essex County Council£284k
    58. Wolverhampton£280k
    59. Folkestone & Hythe District Council£263k
    60. Sunderland City Council£258k
    61. London Borough of Ealing£255k
    62. Broxbourne Borough Council£246k
    63. South Tyneside Council£243k
    64. Dover District Council£242k
    65. Kent County Council£240k
    66. Dorset Council£232k
    67. East Lindsey District Council£231k
    68. Mid Sussex DC£210k
    69. Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council£210k
    70. Oadby and Wigston Borough Council£209k
    71. Thurrock Council£206k
    72. Forest of Dean District Council£200k
    73. Ceredigion County Council£199k
    74. Lincoln City Council£196k
    75. King's Lynn and West Norfolk£195k
    76. North Lincolnshire Council£193k
    77. Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council£186k
    78. Lewes and Eastbourne Council£185k
    79. South Gloucestershire£182k
    80. London Borough of Hounslow£180k
    81. Glasgow City Council£175k
    82. Wokingham Borough Council£174k
    83. Wyre Council£173k
    84. Ashford Borough Council£171k
    85. Chesterfield Borough Council£169k
    86. Woking Borough Council£166k
    87. Denbighshire County Council£166k
    88. Stirling Council£164k
    89. Rossendale Borough Council£160k
    90. Wealden District Council£157k
    91. Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council£153k
    92. Surrey Heath Borough Council£151k
    93. Cheshire East Council£151k
    94. West Suffolk Councils£148k
    95. Derbyshire County Council£145k
    96. Edinburgh City Council£145k
    97. South Derbyshire District Council£143k
    98. Cambridgeshire County Council£143k
    99. London Borough of Haringey£143k
    100. Burnley Council£139k
    101. Hampshire County Council£137k
    102. Stevenage Borough Council£135k
    103. Carmarthenshire County Council£133k
    104. London Borough of Croydon£128k
    105. Cotswold District Council£126k
    106. Birmingham City Council£123k
    107. North West Leicestershire District Council£122k
    108. North Tyneside Council£117k
    109. Flintshire County Council£116k
    110. Bracknell Forest Council£116k
    111. Gravesham Borough Council£108k
    112. Swale Borough Council£107k
    113. Nottingham City Council£106k
    114. Great Yarmouth Borough Council£105k
    115. North Norfolk£103k
    116. London borough of Enfield£102k
    117. Three Rivers District Council£101k
    118. Powys County Council£101k
    119. Gedling Borough Council£101k
    120. Tunbridge Wells Borough Council£100k
    121. Barnsley Council£100k
    122. London Borough of Hillingdon£98k
    123. City of London£97k
    124. Amber Valley Borough Council£97k
    125. Bedford Borough Council£97k
    126. Braintree District Council£97k
    127. Stafford Borough Council£96k
    128. Solihull Council£96k
    129. Warrington Borough Council£95k
    130. South Norfolk Council£95k
    131. East Cambridgeshire District Council£90k
    132. South Lanarkshire Council£90k
    133. Windsor and Maidenhead£90k
    134. West Berkshire Council£87k
    135. Cheshire West and Chester Borough Council£87k
    136. Medway Council£85k
    137. Sheffield City Council£84k
    138. Stroud District Council£84k
    139. North Hertfordshire£83k
    140. Lancaster City Council£81k
    141. Uttlesford District Council£80k
    142. Swindon Borough Council£80k
    143. Blaby Council£78k
    144. St Albans Council£77k
    145. Malvern Hills District Council£76k
    146. Halton Borough Council£74k
    147. Cardiff City Council£74k
    148. Swansea Council£74k
    149. Calderdale Council£73k
    150. Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council£72k
    151. Worcester City Council£69k
    152. Isle of Wight£68k
    153. South Holland District Council£68k
    154. Middlesbrough Council£63k
    155. Test Valley Borough Council£62k
    156. Perth and Kinross Council£61k
    157. Charnwood Borough Council£61k
    158. Harlow Council£60k
    159. Chichester District Council£60k
    160. Horsham District Council£60k
    161. Wychavon District Council£59k
    162. Reading Borough Council£58k
    163. Harborough District Council£54k
    164. Canterbury City Council£53k
    165. Rushcliffe Borough Council£53k
    166. Suffolk County Council£53k
    167. Leicester City Council£51k
    168. Newark and Sherwood District Council£51k
    169. East Riding of Yorkshire£47k
    170. Wirral Council£45k
    171. South Kesteven District Council£43k
    172. Renfrewshire Council£43k
    173. Boston Borough Council£42k
    174. Breckland and South Holland Council£40k
    175. Newry, Mourne and Down District Council£32k
    176. North Ayrshire£29k
    177. Bolsover District Council£28k
    178. Luton Borough Council£23k
    179. Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council£23k
    180. West Lindsey District Council£12k
    181. Norfolk County Council£10k
    London Borough of Barnet

    £8.5m

    London · 1,751 charging devices

    Coventry City Council

    £7m

    Awarded

    West Midlands · 1,408 charging devices

    London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham

    £4.6m

    London · 2,198 charging devices

    West Sussex County Council

    £4.2m

    South East · 623 charging devices · £3m still being completed

    Cardiff Capital Region Regional Transport Authority

    £2.7m

    Wales · 291 charging devices · £2.7m still being completed

    London Borough of Westminster

    £2m

    London · 1,262 charging devices

    London Borough of Camden

    £1.5m

    London · 252 charging devices

    Derry City & Strabane District Council

    £1.3m

    Awarded

    Northern Ireland · 124 charging devices · £1.3m still being completed

    Portsmouth City Council

    £1.2m

    Tender published

    South East · 338 charging devices

    London borough of Waltham Forest

    £1.2m

    London · 585 charging devices

    ORCS grant for each of 214 councils, completed projects and those still being completed, as the council is named in OZEV's table, as at 1 July 2026. The map leaves out 33: parish and town councils, and councils since replaced. Source: GOV.UK

    Tenders

    Awarded

    Operation and Maintenance of Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Units a...

    15-year concession to operate and maintain Sunderland's ORCS and LEVI-funded EV charge points, Connected Kerb, estimated value £10,440,749

    Sunderland City Council · North East England · £10.4m awarded

    Chargers
    Concession
    On-street
    Car park

    Latest notice 7 April 2026

    Awarded

    T24-040ENV Tender for the Supply, Installation, Operation and Maintenance of...

    15-year EV charging supply, install & O&M contract for Derry City and Strabane, £2.06M

    Derry City and Strabane District Council · Northern Ireland · £2.1m awarded

    Chargers
    O&M
    Residential

    127 chargepoints · up to 22 kW · Latest notice 10 March 2026

    Awarded

    CWC25175 - BCT ORCS PM 2026

    Black Country Transport EV charging programme management, Wolverhampton, £15,995

    City of Wolverhampton Council · West Midlands · £16k awarded

    Consultancy
    Feasibility
    Framework call-off
    Mixed

    Latest notice 11 February 2026

    Awarded

    CWC25056 - BCT ORCS PM May 2025

    Project management for on-street EV charger deployment across Black Country, ~£38K

    City of Wolverhampton Council · West Midlands · £38k awarded

    Consultancy
    Feasibility
    Framework call-off
    On-street

    Latest notice 21 August 2025

    Awarded

    CWC24175 ORCS Project Management

    Project management for ORCS EV charging development across Black Country

    City of Wolverhampton Council · West Midlands · £26k awarded

    Consultancy
    Feasibility
    Framework call-off
    On-street

    Latest notice 21 January 2025

    Awarded

    CONCESSION CONTRACT TO INSTALL, OPERATE AND MAINTAIN EV CHARGEPOINTS

    15-year concession to install & operate 15 EV chargepoints across Cheshire East, £1.5M

    Cheshire East Council · North West England · £1.5m awarded

    Chargers
    Concession
    DPS call-off
    Car park
    On-street

    15 chargepoints · Latest notice 21 November 2024

    6 tenders from the last two years. Pro shows all 24.

    Suppliers awarded

    Connected Kerb
    3 awards

    3 concessions

    From Sunderland City Council

    Waterman Aspen Ltd
    3 awards

    From City of Wolverhampton Council

    Gamma Energy Ltd
    2 awards

    2 concessions

    Blink Charging UK
    1 award

    1 concession

    EB Charging Ltd
    1 award

    1 concession

    Pro

    13 more awards older than two years

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